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Education of youth in agriculture can reduce migration
Education of youth in general and in agriculture specifically allows youth to remain in the rural areas (which they wish to do) and create a livelihood in agriculture; professionalisation of agriculture improves agricultural ...
Mainstreaming gender in agricultural research key to development
The day-long workshop on “Gender mainstreaming for inclusive research and developmental outcomes: Concepts, approaches and lessons learned” was held on October 9 in Cairo, Egypt. Jointly organized by ICARDA, FAO and CGIAR ...
Women, Land, and Empowerment Dynamics in Egypt’s Mubarak Resettlement Scheme
Literature and development practice related to women’s access to land reveals two main
assumptions: one, that the land is empowering for women and, two, that this
empowerment is inherently linked to independence for women ...
‘A woman here is not only a woman but both a woman and a man’: Egyptian Women’s Performative Strategies to Gain Power and Access Resources in Irrigated Agriculture
This paper is concerned with women’s performance of masculinity or women who ‘behave as men’, in irrigated agriculture, by acting less feminine, confident and serious; resorting to physical aggression when needed; as well ...
GENDERED PATTERNS OF ASSET OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL IN EGYPT
This study, conducted in Egypt, sought to identify the types of assets women and men
perceive as beneficial for their wellbeing, and to determine if patterns of ownership and
control of assets coincide with one another. A ...
Shedding light on women's wages and working conditions in the agricultural sector in Morocco
Blog on Shedding light on women's wages and working conditions in the agricultural sector in Morocco